Electric cars eligible for £3,750 discount announced

Within the scope of the government’s grant plan, the first electric vehicles (home) were announced for 3,750 £ discount.

The Ministry of Transportation approved Ford’s Puma Gen-E or E-Tourneo Courier as part of its plans to encourage drivers to move away from gasoline and diesel vehicles.

In accordance with the grant program, the discount is valid for new suitable automobile models that cost £ 37,000, and the most environmentally friendly ones see the biggest discounts. Another 26 models were cleaned for discounts of £ 1,500.

Automobile manufacturers can then apply to models that may be suitable for automatically applied grants at the sales point.

In the coming weeks, more vehicles are expected to be approved and DFT said the prices of the policy will reduce the prices of “Gasoline and diesel colleagues”.

The government has promised to ban the sale of gasoline or diesel automobiles from 2030 onwards.

However, many drivers say preliminary costs as an important obstacle to buying a house, and some said BBC needs more charging point. As a result, Hugh Bladon, the founding member of the British drivers Alliance, said, “Do not cut the mustard.”

Hybrid cars are more cost -effective than the homes and called for similar incentives for such vehicles, he said “the road forward”.

According to Ford, the retail price of a new Puma Gen-E is £ 26.245 and the gasoline version is 26.580 £.

The costs of lowering the costs of the houses will be financed by 650 million pounds and will be available for three years.

There are about 1.3 million electric cars on the British roads, but now there is only 82,000 public charging.

The government said how environmental -friendly performance of cars, as well as the use of 100% renewable electricity in the production process, such as using the most sustainable and “greenest” methods, the chances of gaining compliance for maximum discount, he said.

• Citroën ë-C3 and Citroën ë-C3 Aircross
• Citroën ë-C4 and Citroën ë-C4 X
• Citroën ë-C5 Aircross
• Citroën ë-Berlingo
• Cupra Born
• DS DS3
• DS N ° 4
• Nissan Aria
• Nissan Micra
• Peugeot E-208
• Peugeot E-2008
• Peugeot E-308
• Peugeot E-408
• Peugeot E-Rifter
• Renault 4
• Renault 5
• Renault Alpine A290
• Renault Megane
• Renault Scenic
• Vauxhall Astra Electric
• Vauxhall Combo Life Electric
• Vauxhall Corsa Electric
• Vauxhall Frontera Electric
• Vauxhall Grandland Electric
• Vauxhall Mokka Electric
• Volkswagen ID.3

The preliminary cost of houses is higher than gasoline cars.

According to Autotrader, the average price of a new battery electric car was £ 49,790, based on the recommended prices of manufacturers for 148 models in June 2025.

The equivalent of a gasoline car was £ 34.225, but it covers an average wide price range.

In all kinds of engines, used automobile sales outweigh than the sales of brand new vehicles.

The figures from the Motor Manufacturers and Merchants Association show that up to 7.6 million second -hand cars were purchased last year and were compared with about two million new vehicles in all fuel types.

Transportation Secretary Heidi Alexander, the grant plan “easier and cheaper to make electricity of families, he said.

AA President Edmund King said the drivers are often a block that stumbles to make the preliminary costs of new homes to make electricity. “

“This is more important to see that some of the £ 3,750 discounts are online, because for some drivers, this can only close the financial gap to make these cars appropriate.”

Mike Hawes, General Manager of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Association (SMMT), said the government should increase the processing and evaluation of applications for new home models.